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(43) Date of publication: 11.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/15 (21) Application number: 16822052.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.07.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/00(2006.01) A61B 17/17(2006.01) A61F 2/28(2006.01) A61B 6/03(2006.01) A61B 17/88(2006.01) G06F 17/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/041555 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/008032 (12.01.2017 Gazette 2017/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 08.07.2015 US 201562189941 P (71) Applicant: Zimmer, Inc. Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0708 (US)	(72) Inventors: COUTURE, Pierre Montreal, QC H4C 1B6 (CA) MERETTE, Jean-Sebastien Mont-St-Hilaire, QC J3H 4W2 (CA) (74) Representative: Taor, Simon Edward William et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)